Litchfield Council operates three Waste Transfer Stations(WTSs), for the separation and temporary storage of waste prior to landfilling.
The WTSs also offer a number of opportunities to recycle material and separating materials at home will make your visit efficient and help to maximise your recycling. Material that isn't recycled is placed into large bins for transportation to the Shoal Bay landfill site.
At the Humpty Doo WTS, a compactor is on site to maximise the amount of waste within a bin, minimising the amount of trips for trucks.
Our staff manage access to the WTSs and apply the necessary fees and charges.
What is not accepted
The following items cannot be brought to any of the WTSs:
- Asbestos products
- Oxygen and Acetylene cylinders
- Paints or chemicals
- Ammunition
- Construction waste - concrete, tiles, bricks, building rubble, gyprock, fireboard, cement etc.
What is accepted
Humpty Doo
- Commercial waste
- Uncontaminated green waste
- General waste
- Uncontaminated waste - wood products, steel
- Car parts (no liquids in engine blocks)
- Tyres and rims - residents only, non-commercial vehicles less than 4.5 tonnes
- Sorted recycling
- Household waste.
Howard Springs
- Uncontaminated green waste
- Sorted recycling
- Household waste
- Clean fill soil (by prior arrangement only).
Berry Springs
- Uncontaminated green waste
- Sorted recycling
- Household waste
- Clean fill soil (by prior arrangement only).
Recycling
Recycling is encouraged at all of our Waste Transfer Stations. Look out for the labelled bins or speak to one of our friendly staff.